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‘Jay Blades effect’ boosts sign-ups to adult literacy programme  Image

‘Jay Blades effect’ boosts sign-ups to adult literacy programme

A Gloucestershire-based literacy charity saw a 104% increase in sign-ups to its adult reading programme in 2022.

Poundland to create hundreds of jobs Image

Poundland to create hundreds of jobs

Poundland is set to create up to 800 new jobs, as it opens new stores across the UK this year.

Model success for steam railway Image

Model success for steam railway

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) has received a substantial financial boost.

Barn Theatre makes new appointments Image

Barn Theatre makes new appointments

Barn Theatre CEO and artistic director Iwan Lewis has announced details of new appointments and initiatives for the year ahead.

Company doubles its space with new UK office and warehouse Image

Company doubles its space with new UK office and warehouse

Greiner Bio-One, a global manufacturer of clinical and life science products, is investing in a new multi-million pound UK facility near Stroud.

Gloucestershire company saves over 20 tonnes of CO₂ emissions Image

Gloucestershire company saves over 20 tonnes of CO₂ emissions

A Gloucestershire business has prevented 20,679 kg of CO₂ emissions from entering the atmosphere, thanks to EV charging.

Stagecoach West to improve services in Gloucestershire Image

Stagecoach West to improve services in Gloucestershire

Stagecoach West will be making improvements to its bus services in parts of the county from next month.

Bringing SMARTer card payment solutions to local businesses Image

Bringing SMARTer card payment solutions to local businesses

Gloucester-based Smart Communications has been bringing card payment services to local businesses for five years.

REVIEW: Classic comedy delights Cheltenham audience Image

REVIEW: Classic comedy delights Cheltenham audience

Alan Ayckbourn’s classic comedy Relatively Speaking arrived in Cheltenham last night (Tuesday) on the second stop of its UK tour.

Custody extension granted in connection with Stroud murder investigation Image

Custody extension granted in connection with Stroud murder investigation

Magistrates granted a warrant of further detention on Tuesday morning (January 24).

New road safety measures set to be installed in Tewkesbury Image

New road safety measures set to be installed in Tewkesbury

New road safety measures are set to be installed in a community in Tewkesbury.

Cheltenham hotel launches drive to go green Image

Cheltenham hotel launches drive to go green

A Cheltenham hotel has hit its green targets after preventing 100 per cent of its waste from going to landfill over the past year.

£30k for 30 years: Homelessness charity's anniversary fundraiser Image

£30k for 30 years: Homelessness charity's anniversary fundraiser

Homelessness charity Emmaus Gloucestershire has kicked off its 30th anniversary celebrations this year with an ambitious fundraiser – £30k for 30 years.

Toy sales take a tumble Image

Toy sales take a tumble

Cash-strapped parents have been leaving smaller items on the shelf

Residents protest about missing postboxes Image

Residents protest about missing postboxes

Residents of Minchinhampton gathered this week to protest about the loss of a key local postbox.

University student’s belongings stolen from Blackfriars accommodation Image

University student’s belongings stolen from Blackfriars accommodation

A Japanese student became a victim of theft in the UK before she had even arrived in the country.

Gloucester Quays 2022 sales figures revealed Image

Gloucester Quays 2022 sales figures revealed

Peel L&P has announced Gloucester Quays sales figures for last year.

Woman arrested on suspicion of murder Image

Woman arrested on suspicion of murder

Officers are investigating the death of a man in Stroud.

Post Office to reopen in Gloucestershire Image

Post Office to reopen in Gloucestershire

A Gloucestershire town will see the return of its Post Office – three months after the old one closed.

Nineteen Olympic swimming pools worth of tarmac used on county roads Image

Nineteen Olympic swimming pools worth of tarmac used on county roads

Gloucestershire County Council has been reviewing its highways success.

Woozy Pig is coming to Dunkertons Image

Woozy Pig is coming to Dunkertons

A popular food truck will be taking up residence at Dunkerton Park near Cheltenham from tomorrow (Wednesday) evening.

Work begins on new garden centre Image

Work begins on new garden centre

Work has started on a new Dobbies store in Cheltenham.

Car firm becomes official dealer for vintage Bentleys Image

Car firm becomes official dealer for vintage Bentleys

A used car dealer has taken up a rare opportunity to become the sole UK agent for vintage Petersen Bentleys.

Badminton Horse Trials appoints Freemans as food and drink partner Image

Badminton Horse Trials appoints Freemans as food and drink partner

Badminton Horse Trials has appointed Freemans Event Partners as its new food and drink partner across its public catering offering ahead of the 2023 event.

Care charity to trial new smart socks with dementia clients Image

Care charity to trial new smart socks with dementia clients

A Gloucestershire charity is set to trial an exciting new product designed to support people living with dementia.

Air ambulance responds to more calls in Gloucestershire Image

Air ambulance responds to more calls in Gloucestershire

The local air ambulance responded to more calls in Gloucestershire than in any other region in 2022.

Two men due in court following incident at Gloucestershire College last year Image

Two men due in court following incident at Gloucestershire College last year

Two men are due to appear in court, charged with a public order offence.

Primark sales top £3bn Image

Primark sales top £3bn

Primark sales were up 18% in the 16 weeks to January 7.

One week left to file for fewer than 3.4 million Self-Assessment customers Image

One week left to file for fewer than 3.4 million Self-Assessment customers

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging customers to get their Self-Assessment tax return done.

Gloucestershire accountant sentenced for £150,000 fraud Image

Gloucestershire accountant sentenced for £150,000 fraud

An accountant who abused her trusted position has been sentenced.

Made in Gloucestershire celebrates its first 100 members and affiliates Image

Made in Gloucestershire celebrates its first 100 members and affiliates

Since Made in Gloucestershire’s launch in July 2022, more and more businesses have jumped at the chance to join.

VIDEO: Spring show launched at John Lewis Image

VIDEO: Spring show launched at John Lewis

John Lewis in Cheltenham is looking forward to spring – with the arrival of a 12ft wellington boot this morning (January 23).

Buyout of Gloucestershire firm which specialises in reducing staff sickness Image

Buyout of Gloucestershire firm which specialises in reducing staff sickness

The Healthy Employee has signed a deal with an app provider.

Park & Ride upgrade moves a step closer Image

Park & Ride upgrade moves a step closer

Plans for the proposed Arle Court Transport Hub on the outskirts of Cheltenham are moving closer to becoming reality.

Big expansion for Gloucester Greggs Image

Big expansion for Gloucester Greggs

A Greggs store in Gloucester is set to get a super-sized expansion, after planning permission was granted by the council.

Inflation ‘as bad as Covid’ for hospitality Image

Inflation ‘as bad as Covid’ for hospitality

Nearly 5,000 licensed hospitality premises were lost last year – more than in 2021.

Stroud architects firm expands into former eyesore Image

Stroud architects firm expands into former eyesore

Davies Landscape Architects has relocated from Stroud House in Russell Street

Waterstones profits soar as shoppers return to bookshops Image

Waterstones profits soar as shoppers return to bookshops

Waterstones full-year profits have soared as customers returned to bookshops after Covid restrictions eased.

New cameras installed to prevent fly-tipping in Cotswolds Image

New cameras installed to prevent fly-tipping in Cotswolds

Cotswold District Council has installed cameras around the district in potential fly-tipping hotspots.

Coleford man endangered 16 other road users Image

Coleford man endangered 16 other road users

A 39-year-old man put the lives of other road users at risk when he drove dangerously.

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